Is it possible to be fully grateful for our lives the first thing upon waking? How might the first prayer of gratitude, “Modeh Ani”, help us cultivate a life of thanks and awareness. Rabbi Danielle Upbin shares her personal practice of mindfulness and chant.
Many of us know where to sit in our synagogues for prayer, and allow the space to lead us into prayer. But, what do we do when we are on our own, even if joining in Zoom-prayers? Cantor Shayna DeLowe shares her personal experience of creating a sacred space for prayer, so that we might pray with her, as well.
Weaving traditional liturgical melodies and the poetry of Amichai and Cohen, Rabbi Neil Blumofe walks us deep into the heart of love, through the morning/Shacharit service.
“All of Scripture is holy, but the Song of Songs is holy of holies” said Rabbi Akiva — and also Rabbi Shefa Gold. She mines this book as a source of inspiration and personal teaching, through chant and silence. “Here comes my beloved!”
In the early part of the morning service, we meet a passage that carries us through a profound contemplation of our lives. Rabbi Jordan Bendat-Appell leads us through the prayer, and into it, to find our way to love.
Who doesn’t like to kiss? But, how many extend that to kissing the mezuzah? Aviva Chernickk has — as a practice when she comes home and leaves the house, and as a prompt to cultivate the love invoked in the Shema.
